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Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, the rising star of the centre-right, was last
night chosen as her party’s mayoral candidate in Paris after a bruising
primary election.

Her victory means that the French capital is likely to have a woman as mayor
for first time ever. Mrs Kosciusko-Morizet’s main rival in next year’s
election is likely to be Anne Hidalgo, the current Socialist contender.

The ambitious former Ecology Minister was jubilant after securing 58.16 per
cent of the vote in the four-day, online election organised by the
centre-right Union for a Popular Movement.